Chồng dữ thì lo, mẹ chồng dữ giết bò khao quân

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Meaning · English

A cruel husband is troublesome, but a cruel mother-in-law is even more unbearable

Literally: Husband fierce then worry, mother-in-law fierce kill ox invite soldier

Examples

Vợ chồng trẻ sợ mẹ chồng dữ, nên họ ít khi về nhà nộiThe young couple fears the cruel mother-in-law, so they rarely visit their in-laws' home

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Chồng dữ thì lo, mẹ chồng dữ giết bò khao quân” mean?

A cruel husband is troublesome, but a cruel mother-in-law is even more unbearable Literally: Husband fierce then worry, mother-in-law fierce kill ox invite soldier

Is “Chồng dữ thì lo, mẹ chồng dữ giết bò khao quân” formal or informal?

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